Rhyzobius litura
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Rhyzobius |
| Species: | R. litura |
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Rhyzobius litura, the pointed-keeled Rhyzobius, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic [2] It is mainly found in Western Europe, especially in the United Kingdom In the southeast, the area spreads to Bulgaria and Greece.[3] In the East it is partly replaced by the related species Rhyzobius chrysomeloides.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.45–3.1 mm (0.096–0.122 in). They have an elongate oval, moderately convex body. The pronotum is brown and the elytra are reddish or yellowish with a dark brown or black pattern. The antennae and legs are brown.[4]
Life History
The species lives in forests on trees and on various herbaceous plants in places where it is protected from wind and weather.[5]
References
- ↑ Fabricius, J.C., 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. Two volumes.
- ↑ Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Rhyzobius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A Revision of the World Species". Fauna mundi. 2. Natura optima dux Foundation: 1-475. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles